In the 1780s in Bayonne, France a boy named Jean Laffite was born to a Spanish mother and a French father. His father owned a store in town. Nobody would have expected this man to become anything other than a store owner, or to have a job in the store. Absolutely no one would have expected this man to become a pirate.
Jean Laffite had four brothers named Pierre, Mark, Jacques, and Antoine. Not much is known about his first nine years of life; however, we do know that his father was a store owner in the town of Bayonne, and Jean had a job dusting the shelves of his father’s shop. At the age of nine he ran away from his house; the cause being the lure the sea had set for him. Though his brother Pierre tried to talk him out of going to sea, he was intent on going out on his own to …show more content…
A few years later, after his father’s sudden death, Jean made another great escape. This time, he didn’t come back. It is most likely that he went to the port of Marseilles when he found the “Fox”. He loosened the tarp on one of the lifeboats and slipped inside. He waited until the ship was too far out at sea to turn around to make his presence known. Since the boat was too far out at sea, the captain of the ship had to let Jean stay onboard; however, once the ship got to the port of Santo Domingo the captain of the “Fox” made Jean stay behind. Whilst Jean was staying in Santo Domingo he found work at a plantation, and he met a padre at the church. While the priest wanted Jean to work at the church, Jean had other plans. When Jean found his love and asked the padre to give them his blessing, the padre was saddened, but he did it anyway. Jean then saved up enough money to buy a ship so him and his wife could sail away when needed. One day, the slaves all joined up and revolted against the people of Santo Domingo. Jean fled on his ship and decided to bring his wife
Jean Laffite had four brothers named Pierre, Mark, Jacques, and Antoine. Not much is known about his first nine years of life; however, we do know that his father was a store owner in the town of Bayonne, and Jean had a job dusting the shelves of his father’s shop. At the age of nine he ran away from his house; the cause being the lure the sea had set for him. Though his brother Pierre tried to talk him out of going to sea, he was intent on going out on his own to …show more content…
A few years later, after his father’s sudden death, Jean made another great escape. This time, he didn’t come back. It is most likely that he went to the port of Marseilles when he found the “Fox”. He loosened the tarp on one of the lifeboats and slipped inside. He waited until the ship was too far out at sea to turn around to make his presence known. Since the boat was too far out at sea, the captain of the ship had to let Jean stay onboard; however, once the ship got to the port of Santo Domingo the captain of the “Fox” made Jean stay behind. Whilst Jean was staying in Santo Domingo he found work at a plantation, and he met a padre at the church. While the priest wanted Jean to work at the church, Jean had other plans. When Jean found his love and asked the padre to give them his blessing, the padre was saddened, but he did it anyway. Jean then saved up enough money to buy a ship so him and his wife could sail away when needed. One day, the slaves all joined up and revolted against the people of Santo Domingo. Jean fled on his ship and decided to bring his wife